Ukrainian crew of 7 stranded in Mumbai dredgers, incl Kamal XXXVI, are to be repatriated

The Bombay High Court on July 12 13 ordered the
Directorate General of Shipping to distribute Rs 175,000 ($ 3,000) among the
captains of three stranded ships to ensure minimum provisions to crew members
abandoned by a Gujarat-based Jaisu Shipping Company. Seven ships belonging to
the financially-troubled Jaisu Shipping Company are stranded about two nautical
miles from the Mumbai harbour since April, when the company stopped sending
supplies.

The court has also directed authorities to arrange for
repatriation of crew members who have been signed off. The crews consist of
Indian and Ukranian citizens.

Mumbai Mirror

Previous news:

Ukrainian engineer died on board of dredger Kamal
XXXVI, Mumbai

June 26, 2013

The Times of India reported the death of an Ukrainian
engineer on board of seemingly abandoned dredger Kamal XXXVI, anchored on Mumbai road for the
last five months. Engineer was found dead in the morning June 25, the cause
still unknown. Most probably, he died because of poor living conditions and
inadequate food. Vessel reportedly, is blacked out most of the time, meaning
the conditioners are off, too, which physically, is almost unbearable for
people from the northern countries. Nothing is decided yet as to the fate of
the vessel and the crew.

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Dredger Kamal XXXVI reportedly abandoned

May 18, 2013, The Economic Times, India, reported
dredger Kamal XXXVI stuck in Mumbai port, with 39 crew. "The ship, Kamal
XXXVI, owned by Jaisu Shipping Co Pvt Ltd, with the 31 Indian crew members and
eight from Ukraine on board, had got struck three nautical miles off Mumbai
port near Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust for the last five months and not been
provided by provisions, medical help by the company," Secretary General,
Akhil Bharatiya Human Rights Organisation (ABHRO), H S Tanwar told reporters
here. He claimed that there is a total blackout on the vessel, with its crews
surviving on noodles and pasta and their health conditions are deteriorating.
The ship can also sink in harsh weather as it is without power and maneuvering
capacity, Tanwar said. The office of the shipping company also stopped
communications with the crew stuck onboard, the ABHRO official added.

Comment:

Vessel is anchored in Mumbai port area, last AIS
signal dated May 12, so there is some power on board of the vessel, after all.
According to AIS, owner of the vessel is the Ukrainian company BLACK SEA &
AZOV SEA DREDGING.